COMMENT: Adidas supplier closure shows fine balance
Author: Joe Ayling | 24 November 2009
Adidas Group says its "primary concern is for the well-being of the SS Venture workers and their families" after the Philippines footwear supplier indicated it will close at the cost of 688 jobs.
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